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Too much bass

Brief equipment list: Rogue Magnum 120 amps, AR LS3 preamp, Vandersteen 2c's.
The bass is overwhelming. Either source, CD or Vinyl I cant turn up the volume over 1/3 of the control knob. The music falls apart. I have had many other speakers using this combo of electronics. Proac, Thiel, Meadowlark and Magnepan.
It almost appears as the amps are clipping. But if I chose a program with very little bass involved, everything is fine.
Could my amps be clipping with these speakers? Are they a difficult load?
Thanks, Scott
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gunbei
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When I first read your thread title before popping in here I would have either said that your speakers were too close to the rear wall or you're sitting to far from them.

But after reading your post I think it has more to do with the amp and/or its synergy with your speakers and preamp. Does the Rogue have an ultra low input impedance? A bad set of tubes? Or maybe as Nsgarch suggests, that you try switching modes on the Magnum 120s or using different taps.
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